By Rick Pezzullo The Yorktown Police Department last week launched its First Responders Resident Alert Registry, one of the first registries in New York designed to improve responses to the homes of residents with special needs. The goal of the
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A former Village of Brewster police officer could face up to 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty Friday to charges in connection with a sex trafficking scheme. Wayne Peiffer, 48, pled guilty in federal court in
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A Somers man was sentenced to state prison last week after being found guilty in February for driving while intoxicated and in the wrong direction that led to a head-on collision and the death of two Ardsley
Read MoreThe man charged with fatally shooting an aspiring educator and accomplished cellist, who grew up in Patterson, near the upstate SUNY Potsdam campus where she was a senior in February has been indicted. Elizabeth Howell, 21, a 2018 graduate
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A Mahopac woman was sentenced last week to six to 18 years in state prison for fatally striking a pedestrian while driving drunk last year on Route 6N in Mahopac. Maggie Deperna, 38, pled guilty to aggravated
Read MoreIt’s no secret that volunteer fire departments and ambulance corps face significant challenges in attracting new members to bolster their ranks. Now, Westchester County has introduced a new incentive to entice community members, particularly young adults, to serve their communities
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The owner and founder of a non-profit dog rescue organization in Mohegan Lake pled guilty last week to stealing nearly $18,000 from the group. According to Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah, Lisa Marie Birdsall, 56, of Yorktown,
Read MoreBy Bailey Hosfelt Latheia Smith was recently promoted to be the first woman, and the first Black woman, to hold the position of Senior Criminal Investigator in the history of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Westchester District Attorney Mimi
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A Peekskill man was indicted last week on charges in connection with a shooting at a Yonkers bar in February that killed one man and injured another. According to Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah, Yaquba McGougain,
Read MoreCounty Police/Mount Kisco Mar. 15: Officers responded at 12:50 p.m. to a Barker Street residence on a report of a domestic disturbance. A woman reported that she had been involved in an argument with her adult son and wanted him
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